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Aileen Ward discusses the biography "John Keats: The Making of a Poet"
BROADCAST: 1963 |
DURATION: 01:00:02
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Synopsis
Author, professor, and John Keats biographer, Aileen Ward, discusses and reads from the biography “John Keats: The Making of a Poet.” Ward discusses Keats’ schooling, his relationship with Fanny Brawne, and Keats’ work in comparison to his contemporaries such as Percy Bysshe Shelley. Ward reads Keats’ 1818 poem entitled “Isabella, or the Pot of Basil.” Studs plays a recording of Ralph Richardson reading Keats’ 1819 poem “Ode on a Grecian Urn.”
Details
Broadcast Date
1963
Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 60 min.) : 10 1/2 in.